The Thursday evening of Street Machine Summernats has become the new night of nights for Australia’s top show machines, this year’s field for Summernats 38 boasting 23 cars being seen in public for the very first time, as the covers were pulled in front of a bumper crowd in the Meguiar’s Pavilion. ANDREW MCARTNEY 1971…
Read MoreThe Haltech Horsepower Heroes competition is off to a flying start at Street Machine Summernats 38, with Darren Portelli’s twin-turbo big-block powered HQ Holden shattering the Aussie dyno competition record with a wild 3513hp pull in the MPW Dyno Cell. “I’ve never seen a car go anywhere near that in competition in Australia – nothing…
Read MoreThe 2026 Street Machine Summernats 38 is here! With a bumper field of entrants, tickets flying out the gates for punters and scorching heat, it’s already shaping up to be one for the history books. Before we get into the full pace of the weekend, entrants need to go through scrutineering at GIO Stadium to…
Read MoreKynan Hall’s FG Falcon has made its first appearance on the dyno in the leadup to Summernats 38, marking a major milestone following an extensive build carried out completely in-house by BYE Performance in WA. Powering the car is a truly unique combination, namely 7.3-litre Godzilla engine, topped by an 8/71 supercharger and running EFI.…
Read MoreHere they be! Every car and driver combination to win the ultimate prize at Street Machine Summernats. Originally dubbed Top Street Machine Overall, the award became known as Grand Champion at Summernats 6 in 1993. Who will take the title in 2026? You’d better stay tuned! Every Summernats Grand Champion Go to: Summernats 30-20Summernats 20-10Summernats…
Read MoreFirst published in the January 2008 issue of Street Machine The notebooks are long gone, discarded between moves, marriages and regrettable bouts of mayhem. But the images remain vivid and unforgettable. Some of those never-forgotten Street Machine Summernats images are on the slides — mostly Ektachrome — I shot back back then. Remember slides? The…
Read MoreGo to: SUMMERNATS 2 (1989) | 3 (1990) | 4 (1991) |5 (1992) | 6 (1993) | 7 (1994) | 8 (1995) | 9 (1996) | 10 (1997) Have you ever got home from shopping for a barbecue at your place and wondered if you’ve bought too many snags? Sure, 30 people have said on…
Read MoreDAY ONETHURS 8 JAN Thursday will see Street Machine Summernats 38 jump straight out of the gates and into the thick of it for the opening act of Australia’s greatest car festival. A stack of new stuff is on offer at the ’Nats this year, and a bunch of it kicks off on Day One.…
Read MoreThe Great Meguiar’s Uncover is always a highlight of the Street Machine Summernats, and the 2026 edition is set to be massive, with 30 brand-new rides set to be revealed on the evening of Thursday 8 January. Summernats chief steward Owen Webb says the fact that so many high-end cars are being produced each year…
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